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      Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards

      Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Most people associate fluoride with the practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies for the prevention of tooth decay. However, fluoride can also enter public water systems from…

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      Copper in Drinking Water

      Committee on Copper in Drinking Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council was requested to form a committee to review the scientific validity of the EPA’s maximum contaminant level goal for copper in drinking water. This book outlines…

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      Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water

      Committee on Risk Assessment of Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents information about the total inhalation and ingestion risks posed by radon in public drinking water. Reflecting research and analysis mandated by 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act…

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      Setting Priorities for Drinking Water Contaminants

      Committee on Drinking Water Contaminants,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recommends a different process for the US Environmental Protection Agency to use in deciding which potential drinking water contaminants should be regulated in public water supplies to provide the greatest…

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      Drinking Water and Health

      Safe Drinking Water Committee,Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a collection of papers authored by experts in academia, industry, and government. This book reviews the progress of the risk-assessment process and discusses the role of pharmacokinetic principles in…

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      Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update

      Subcommittee to Update the 1999 Arsenic in Drinking Water Report,Committee on Toxicology,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Evaluates epidemiological studies and experimental data that provides information on how and at what level arsenic in drinking water can lead to cancer. This report concludes that men and women…

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      Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania

      Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems. This report finds that a watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards…

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      Estimating Water Use in the United States: A New Paradigm for the National Water-Use Information Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on USGS Water Resources Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to…

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      Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Public Water Supply Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks,National Academy of Sciences

      Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. This report evaluates approaches for risk characterization and data, and it identifies a variety of strategies…

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      Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools, and Applications

      Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Bioavailability refers to the extent to which humans and ecological receptors are exposed to contaminants in soil or sediment. The concept of bioavailability has recently piqued the interest of the…

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      Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation

      Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the technologies available for source remediation and their ability to reach goals, from meeting regulatory standards for groundwater to reducing costs. This report proposes elements of a protocol for…

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      Issues in Potable Reuse: The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water

      Committee to Evaluate the Viability of Augmenting Potable Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses how to assess toxicity, reduce the input of contaminants, evaluate treatment options, and manage the byproducts of disinfection. This book also discusses microbial contaminants, including waterborne pathogens. It covers…

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      Managing Water Resources in the West Under Conditions of Climate Uncertainty: A Proceedings

      Committee on Climate Uncertainty and Water Resources Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Climatic uncertainty affect water resources planning and management in the American West. This book examines the scientific basis for predictions of climate change, the implications of climate uncertainty for water…

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      Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity, and the Environment

      Committee on Western Water Management,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region’s scarce water resources. This book focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural…

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      The Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters: Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets

      Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Populations of Steller sea lions, especially in the western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, have been in decline since 1970. In November 2000, an Endangered Species Act consultation proposed…

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      Regional Issues in Aquifer Storage and Recovery for Everglades Restoration: A Review of the ASR Regional Study Project Management Plan of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

      Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The report reviews a comprehensive research plan on Everglades restoration drafted by federal and Florida officials that assesses a central feature of the restoration: a proposal to drill more than…

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      Managing the Columbia River: Instream Flows, Water Withdrawals, and Salmon Survival

      Committee on Water Resources Management, Instream Flows, and Salmon Survival in the Columbia River Basin,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Flows of the Columbia River, although modified substantially during the twentieth century, still vary considerably between seasons and between years. This book provides a comprehensive water permitting process and it…

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